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"Foreigners do not have any say in this." That's a load of horseshit. Foreigners were the lever used to end the Apartheid regime in South Africa due to the di
by georgemcbay 15y ago
"Foreigners do not have any say in this."
That's a load of horseshit.
Foreigners were the lever used to end the Apartheid regime in South Africa due to the divestment movement which cut off economic support to the South African government, effectively forcing it to change.
This happened not only against the wishes of the South African government but also against the wishes of much of the then-American government (under Reagan).
Of course foreigners have a say in this, if they have the will to act upon their principles.
- beatle 15y agoThat's assuming China = South Africa. China is way bigger and different than South Africa.
- rsynnott 15y ago> This happened not only against the wishes of the South African government but also against the wishes of much of the then-American government (under Reagan). This is a somewhat idealistic view. South Africa only really came under serious pain when _countries_ embargoed them, particularly the UK and then the US (Desmond Tutu went to Washington and guilted the US government into producing a veto-proof majority for the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act; Reagan having vetoed it first timed round).